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Which Is Better For Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Surgical Or Nonsurgical Treatment?

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When patients are diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis, they often ask what treatment options are available that don’t require some kind of surgery.
While patients can seek conservative, alternative, and interventional treatment options for their condition, minimally invasive spine surgery is generally the most lucrative and long-lasting for complete pain relief.
In this blog, Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine explains which treatment options are better for lumbar spinal stenosis: MIS surgery or nonsurgical therapies....

Common Low Back Pain Causes

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Although aging is typically the most common cause of low back pain, there are other circumstances that could increase a patient’s risk.
Patients should be made aware of certain situations, activities and health factors that may cause low back pain.
Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine shares some of the most common causes of low back pain and how to treat this debilitating condition.

First and foremost, the lower back (lumbar...

How Robotics Is Making Spine Surgery Safer

Today, robots can be used for everything from vacuuming your floor to helping build cars in factories. But did you know they can also make back surgery safer?

It’s true. Robotic spine surgery lets surgeons work more precisely and accurately, and it exposes patients and medical workers to less radiation from X-rays. There is less bleeding and a shorter recovery time than with traditional spine surgery, and studies have shown ...